ECS Goal3+(1.1C) AMD Sempron 3000+ 754 SiS 761 GX Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo - Retail

Reviewed By: on 4/20/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: works great for home use as long as your not working it to hard

Cons: after its on all day it gets sluggish and loud

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Reviewed By: Ed on 3/15/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Well, it works in XP, I can say that....(absolutely hate having to pay MS for an OS).

Cons: What I formerly reviewed about this board and Ubuntu, I take back. Ubuntu and these SIS chipsets just don't work -- maybe it's more Ubuntu's fault, but SIS is everywhere. Video is fritzy--blurred when playing DVD's. No audio at all in Ubuntu. And the ethernet circuit repeatedly locks up in Ubuntu (NOT in XP). An add-on PCI lan adapter with Intel support has no problem, proving this is an SIS/Ubuntu issue. I spent a few weekends troubleshooting that one. The audio header for the front panel connection DISABLES any audio output, so that's a no-go. Remember that audio/front panel header comes with jumpers on pins 5-6, 9-10... restore those jumpers to get your sound back (not Ubuntu).

Other Thoughts: If and when I get the time to continue with Ubuntu, it will not be with this board. I will get only a known, Linux supportable board with compatible chipsets. I would not again waste so much time with an ECS-PCChips product. I do like the look and concept of Ubuntu, but it is still an emerging OS, not user-friendly, and the so-called support structure is freako-geeky. You have to have the time to deal with the fritzy nature of Ubuntu. I don't. I especially don't appreciate manufacturers like ECS/PCChips with an un-supportive "take-it or leave it" mentality. I won't be buying their product again.

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Reviewed By: Abhi on 3/14/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: - Good value.
- Performance good enough to run my Ubuntu fileserver with software RAID, Amarok and Azureus running 24/7.

Cons: - Some stability issues on linux. Will freeze every few days. Not a huge problem for me but something to keep in mind.

Other Thoughts: This is my config:
- 1gb of RAM
- PCI SATA controller
- 5 SATA HDD (for RAID)
- 1 SATA HDD for the OS

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